elusive

[US]/iˈluːsɪv/
[UK]/iˈluːsɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 難以捉摸的;不易記住的

Example Sentences

elusive nature of reality

現實的難以捉摸本質

Real-world Examples

In 23 of those cases, justice remains elusive.

在其中的23起案件中,正義仍然難以伸張。

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

They're elusive, very difficult to catch up with.

“它們非常神祕,很難捉到。”

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2019 Collection

But major progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proved much more elusive.

但在巴以衝突上取得重大進展的難度要大得多。

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

Success always seems as inevitable in retrospect as it is elusive when sought.

人們回想過去的時候,總覺得成功本來是十拿九穩的,而在追求成功時,它卻虛無縹緲。

Source: The Economist - Arts

That is, they're being created by the elusive WIMPs.

也就是說,它們是由神祕的大質量弱相互作用粒子產生的。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection September 2014

Hence the plaintiffs' search for less elusive accomplices.

因此原告開始尋找神出鬼沒的同謀者。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Pigeon cartel is one of the most elusive of criminal gangs.

鴿子黑幫是這些犯罪團伙裏最難捉的一羣。

Source: We Bare Bears

But a storybook ending for drive-ins might prove elusive.

然而,故事書似的結局對汽車影院而言或許有些遙不可及。

Source: Time

There is an elusive quality to them.

它們有一個難以捉摸的特點。

Source: Two-Minute Paper

Perhaps even more elusive than you, Harold.

也許比你還神出鬼沒 哈羅德。

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

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